Diabetes mellitus among Yemeni Physicians in Sana'a

To assess the prevalence of diabetes mellitus among Yemeni physicians in Sana'a, Yemen, and the relationship between Khat chewing and diabetes mellitus. Data were collected on 332 Yemeni physicians in Sana'a [224 males and 108 females] aged 25 years and over. Diabetes mellitus was diagnosed according to the criteria of American Diabetes Association. Diabetes mellitus was prevalent among 10% of physicians. There was no significant difference between males and females [11.6%, 6.5% respectively, p = 0.14]. In both sexes, diabetes mellitus was more prevalent among older group [>/= 40]. Mean fasting blood sugar was 96.75 +/- 22.5 mg/dl among male physicians and 88.9 +/- 17.7 mg/dl among female physicians. The difference was highly significant [t = 3.13. p = 0.002]. Diabetes mellitus is prevalent among both of male and female Yemeni physicians. There was no relationship between Khat chewing and diabetes mellitus

Metabolic syndrome among Yemeni Physicians in Sana'a

To assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Yemeni physicians in Sana'a, Yemen. Data were collected on 332 Yemeni physicians in Sana'a [224 males and 108 females] aged 25 years and over. Metabolic syndrome was diagnosed according to ATP-III criteria. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the study population was 23.8% [25.4% among males and 20.4% among females]. All the components of the metabolic syndrome were significantly more common in males, except low HDL-cholesterol level. Low HDL-C was the most common metabolic abnormality in both sexes. Metabolic syndrome is prevalent among Yemeni physicians in figures comparable to western populations. Low HDL was the most prevalent component